New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-10
VOLUNTEER AHEAD OF ALL.
sACHEM FIRST AMONG sCHooNERs.
THE RACE FOR THE MORGAN CUP DEGENERATEs
INTO LONG DRIFTING MATCH.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.1


BosToN, Aug q. The race for the Morgan cups
from Marthas Vineyard to Marblehe ad, which prom
sed to be such inspiring contest at the start,
developed into a wretched drifting match that was
protractcd for many hours But this much was
satisfactory abodt it, The yachts that were leading
while the race still continued ultimately won.
The tickle who'd did not rob them of what they had
Justly earned The Sachem carried of the 81 900 cup
for schoooe beating the Iroquos the next schooner
in. by I'll minutes and seconds The Volunteer won
the SoOO CUP tor rscass soops, defeating the May
flower by hours, % minutes and 20 seconds, the
Prise la by hours, 80 minutes ana 20 seconds, and
the Atlantic BY hours, 33 minutes and % seconds.
The cutter Bedoun clptured the $500 mug tor second
class soops aud cutter beating the Graoe her near
est competitor, by q minutes and % Aeconds, aud
actually going ser toe in better time than one
OF the big fe Wa, the Atlantic.
OF course nlvsw ot tae tact that the last stage OF
the sailed when the wind was either light
aud nuky altogether absent these dgures have no
special Significance. But they show that the Voun-
teer has wonderful capacity for making head way,
eli her to windwsrd other wise, in exceeding gly light
airs La her Burgess has shown that it is possible to
build sloop that is oonspcuously fast in bot light
and breezy weather; and this is all the moro salts
factory bee Watson in the Thistle has shown that
IT is possbe to achieve the sam, results with boat of
the cutter type. From all OF which it may be safely
predicted that in VIII OF weather the Voun-
teer and Thistle mset, the between them will be
close aud interesting.
All night long the Electra heaved gently n the
swell oil Cat Island, with ner electric search light all
re,dy to dssipae the COON aud reveal the identity
OF any yschts that might the finish line before
dawn. Ali night long the schooner Little d., between
viii n and the NJ II blehead Rock lay the gateway OF
victory rocked be.ide her and on her decks lot OF
Boston reporters did battle with the drowsy god and
lshed all the yachts at Halifax. Wind there was
none. When tho belated rose her silvery
beams reflected that was placid a.
millpond. But the disclosed white ghost-like
Re- in dorle
them and found that they belonged only to trading
schoonets. and then wished that the moon likewise
was in Halifax.
Tho dawn broke and still none of ths yachts in
sight but the orb of day had not been long above
the horizon before there was discovered aiar Oh
thin Whit streak. Slowly, very slowly 1t deteooed
in to a balloon jib topsa and club topsa aud main
sail, then a white hull flashed in the sunlight, aud
when 1t that it had a curved stern, ths
watcher on the Electra and the watchers on the
Little a. knew that it the peerless Volunteer that
was beng waited on to victory
But what long time she coming She had to
make two three tacks TO reach the finish Hue
There was hardly breath of wind. Tie mainsal
tapped. the jib.topssil alone appeared to draw. The
marvel that the Volunteer moved at all. But she
glided onward without causing ripple to break the
glsssy surface OF the Al AZ minutes and l3
seconds after she passed the finish line. gun
doomed forth from the Electra making hundred
echoes from the rocks about Msrblehead Guns spoke
from other steam yachts and Tor time there was
what people who wanted to sleep called an internal
racket but when Marbehead found out wha all the
fuss was about it wished that 1t had cannon to ire
Of too.
I,y this time some hai-lozcn phantom like sails
were visible on the horizon, but it was not until
lOO72s o'clock that the Maydower crossed the line,
nearly two hours aud a halt after the Nolun teer
The breeze had ireShened and she came
along much quicker than lad the Volunteer.
She too received a loud greeting from the mimic
cannon. Tnen the Bedoun SKINNED past tue judges
boat nearly two minutes ahead OF the Priscilla. Alter
the Priscilla came the Gracie actually over
twelve minul ahead of the big pride of Bay Ridge
The Atlantic and schem had lively little brush before
reaching nnsh line, the soop getting the better OF
II 10y "A few seconds. A few Dinules before noon the
stranger and Huron came along neck anu neck thc ing
sh built cutter crossinb the line just seconds ahcad
OF her Amercan-but ryal but with the latter lay Inc
victory time allowance The little cutter Uldia was
the last stuck to the race 10 cross the nnc;
she got 43 o'clock. nearly nine hours AFTER
the Volunteer
The following table tells In detail thei results OF tue
| race for the Morgan cups: